Elk Mound
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Dunn County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 52 ′ N , 91 ° 41 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 878 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 148.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 5.93 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 282 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54739 | ||
| Area code : | +1 715,534 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-23325 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1564526 | ||
| Website : | elkmound.org | ||
| Mayor : | Andy Peterson (President) | ||
Elk Mound is a municipality (with the status of Village ) in Dunn County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . At the 2010 census , Elk Mound had 878 residents.
geography
Elk Mound is located in northwestern Wisconsin not far from the Red Cedar River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin over the Chippewa River .
The geographical coordinates of Elk Mound are 44 ° 52'23 "north latitude and 91 ° 41'28" west longitude. The municipality extends over an area of 5.93 km². The municipality of Elk Mound is completely surrounded by the Town of Elk Mound , but does not belong to it.
Neighboring towns to Elk Mound are Chippewa Falls (18 miles east-northeast), Eau Claire (12 miles east-southeast), Menomonie (20.2 km west), Tainter Lake (28.4 km northwest), and Colfax (16.2 km north-northwest).
The closest major cities are Minnesota's capital St. Paul (115 km west), La Crosse (157 km south-southeast) and Rochester , Minnesota (141 km southwest).
traffic
The Interstate 94 extends in the northwest-southeast direction along the center of the south-west Elk Mound. The US Highway 12 in parallel to I-94 as a main road through the site. Wisconsin State Highways 29 and 40 (at its southern endpoint) meet at the northwestern boundary . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
For freight traffic, in addition to the US 12, a Union Pacific Railroad line runs through the municipality of Elk Mound.
The nearest airport is Chippewa Valley Regional Airport at Eau Claire (20.4 km east); the larger Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is 135 km to the west.
population
According to the 2010 census , Elk Mound had 878 people in 334 households. The population density was 148.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.63 people lived in each of the 334 households.
The racial the population was composed of 90.8 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 5.0 percent Asian and 0.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
30.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 7.2 percent were 65 years or older. 49.7 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 43,580 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,530. 9.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 28, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on January 28, 2014